Connecting CarWow
CarWow is a dealer source for both new and used cars. One tick-box covers all of it: connecting your CarWow dealer account puts their whole stock list in your scans, fixed-price cars and auction lots together. CarWow used to split those into two tabs and stopped, so we stopped splitting them too.
What you get
- Every car in one scan. You don’t choose between fixed-price and auction any more — you get both, and each car is labelled with which it is.
- Buy Now cars show a fixed price. Click, buy, done.
- Auction lots show the reserve, valued against retail so you can see the room. Bidding opens 8am on weekdays, but the lots appear days early — scanning at the weekend is how you plan Monday’s bids.
Method A: Chrome extension (recommended)
Install the extension
Make sure the ScanAuctions Chrome extension is installed. Full guide: Installing the Chrome extension.
Log in to CarWow
In the same browser, sign in at https://carwow.co.uk. Complete any two-factor authentication (2FA) challenges if prompted.
Capture the session
Click the ScanAuctions extension icon → Capture CarWow session. Cookies are encrypted and stored server-side.
CarWow unlocks
On /scans/new you’ll now see CarWow as a tickable platform. That one tick covers their whole stock list — fixed-price cars and auction lots alike.
Method B: Email + password (fallback)
Connect via Settings
Go to Settings → Connections → Connect CarWow. Provide your dealer email and password — both encrypted with AES-256 at rest. The first scan will log in headlessly.
Session expiry
CarWow sessions last roughly 24 hours. The extension auto-prompts you to recapture when the session is about to expire. Password connections re-log automatically whenever a scan runs against a stale cookie.
Auction availability
Bidding runs weekdays from 8am and is closed Saturday and Sunday — but CarWow loads the next sale’s lots days beforehand, so a weekend scan still shows you everything coming up. Scan Sunday, arrive Monday knowing what you want and what you’ll pay.
Plan note
CarWow is available on any paid plan — Basic and Ultimate alike. Plans differ by scan volume and features (scheduling, MOT lookups, export), not by platform access. See Plans and billing for the full breakdown.
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